Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican adds Mayo Clinic “Telestroke”
Henderson, Nev. – Southern Nevada residents in need of emergency medical care for a stroke may benefit from a Mayo Clinic “telestroke” program that is now available at all three campuses of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican (Rose de Lima, Siena and San Martín). A recent agreement between St. Rose and Mayo Clinic in Arizona means [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - February 16, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Surgical Metrics Do Not Provide a Clear Path to Improvement
PHOENIX – While surgical outcomes have improved nationally over time, surgical outcome reporting does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Systems that capture, analyze, and report surgical outcomes are an increasingly important part of the quality improvement movement [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - February 3, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo and King-Devick Test Have Licensing Agreement for Sideline Concussion Test
Phoenix, AZ — Concussions are in the national spotlight for the damage being done to student and professional athletes. Determining when an athlete should be removed from play is a major challenge in preventing injury. Athletes routinely deny symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 1.6 and 3.8 million students have [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 27, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic’s Campus in Phoenix Leads Nation for Highest One-Year Survival Rate for Liver Transplants
PHOENIX—Mayo Clinic's campus in Phoenix, Arizona, has been identified as having the highest one-year patient survival rate in the U.S. for adult liver transplantation. The statistics include both deceased and living-donor liver transplants. These statistics indicate that 98.52 percent of all patients are living one year following their liver transplant – best in the nation. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - December 23, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Unprecedented Benefit Seen in Worldwide Test of a Three-Drug Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
PHOENIX — In the treatment of multiple myeloma, the addition of carfilzomib to a currently accepted two-drug combination produced significantly better results than using the two drugs alone, according to a worldwide research team led by investigators from Mayo Clinic. Their findings will be reported online Dec. 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine, [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - December 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Wickenburg Community Hospital adds Mayo Clinic “Telestroke”
WICKENBURG, Ariz. — Wickenburg residents in need of emergency medical care for a stroke may benefit from a Mayo Clinic telestroke program that is now be available at Wickenburg Community Hospital. A recent agreement between Wickenburg Community Hospital and Mayo Clinic in Arizona means the service featuring a remotely controlled, self-propelled robot is now available in [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 6, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Study Opens Door for Early Screening Tools for Parkinson’s Disease
PHOENIX — A smell test could someday be one of the tools to screen for people at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It develops gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 17, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
External Drive: Charles' Artificial Heart
In the world of medicine, miracles happen every day. People overcome serious illnesses that not long ago were considered incurable and untreatable. Charles Okeke [oh-KAY’-kay] is a good example of this. After his own heart failed, he became one of the first patients to have an artificial heart implanted at Mayo Clinic. [TRT 3:33] Journalists: [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 10, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Buildings Light Up to Show Support for Stand Up To Cancer
On the evening of Sept. 5, Mayo Clinic buildings in Rochester Minn. and Phoenix be illuminated with orange, red and yellow lights to show support for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) A charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, SU2C raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to get new therapies to patients quickly [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study Finds Accuracy of Diagnosing Parkinson's is Low
PHOENIX — Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute have determined that many people with an early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease are not correctly diagnosed according to a study just published in the journal Neurology. Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It develops gradually, [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Study Says Eye-Tracking Devices Offer Added Pilot Safety
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The use of small, portable eye-tracking devices in cockpits could be a future additional safeguard for pilots and other safety critical operators, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the July issue of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine. Eye movement metrics have been recognized as promising indicators of altered cognitive performance [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 31, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 in Phoenix and Arizona by U.S. News & World Report
Mayo Clinic also earned the No. 1 overall spot on the “Best Hospitals” list PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix is ranked No. 1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area in the 25th U.S. News & World Report annual America’s Best Hospital List released today. Hospitals included in the U.S. News Report such as the Mayo [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 15, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Arizona Pop Warner and Mayo Spearhead Youth Sports-Related Injuries Research
PHOENIX — In response to growing concerns about concussions and head injuries in youth sports, Arizona Pop Warner Football and Cheer and Mayo Clinic have announced a groundbreaking collaboration that will provide intensive medical research about the effects of sports-related injuries. As part of the program, all participants ages 10 years and older in Arizona Pop Warner’s [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 14, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic: In-School Eye Movement Training Improves Early Reading Fluency
PHOENIX — In a new Mayo Clinic study, researchers examined the physical act of reading to see if practicing eye movements in school could lead to better early reading fluency. http://youtu.be/FyW7_-37Z5A Saccades or rapid eye movements are required for the physical act of reading. Previous studies have shown that the ability to perform complex tasks such [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 10, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Are your pets disturbing your sleep? You’re not alone, Mayo Clinic study finds
PHOENIX — Rest assured, there may be a good reason you’re dog-tired. While countless pet owners peacefully sleep with a warm pet nearby, a new Mayo Clinic study, presented this week at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, finds an increase in the number of people experiencing sleep disturbances because of their [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 3, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
